DONE: NEW YORK Hal Steinbrenner said on Thursday that he hoped if Robinson Cano got an offer elsewhere, the All-Star second baseman would give the New York Yankees a chance to match it.General manager Brian Cashman said he did not expect such a favor. It might not actually matter.Cano met with the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night, receiving a nine-year, $225 million offer. According to the New York Daily News, Canos agent Jay-Z , and that was that for the meeting.Jay-Z famously has a feud with Canos former agent, Scott Boras, and it is Boras who holds the Holy Grail on the free agent market, having gotten 10 years and $252 million for Alex Rodriguez from Da'Shawn Hand Jersey the Texas Rangers in January 2001. Cano is going to get a big deal, but hes not going to get that deal, and this development in negotiations signals that Cano is not ready to , because he is in an and can after Derek Jeter retires.Going to Seattle may have been just . Did Cano even bring an ? the face of the Yankees is a concept that has to be in Canos mind, because he can Run This Town. The endorsement opportunities could make up for the difference between contracts in New York and Seattle, while being a lifelong Yankee and potential Hall of Famer is membership to a special with lifetime benefits.Cano will not be , but he will be set for life regardle s of how his negotiations play out and Herman Moore Jersey whose jersey he puts over his at a of a pre s conference. There is no harm in going to Seattle and saying quarter of a billion dollars? for Cano, although its a puzzling ploy for Jay-Z if he has the intention of working with the Mariners on future clients. Ready to offer $225 million, it was reasonable for Seattle to get its hopes up, with the idea of Cano anchoring a revival of the franchise.Instead, this winds up being a , with the franchise within reason to feel used.Even getting $225 million for nine years for Cano would have been a level heist for Cano Alim McNeill Jersey , for whom the Yankees , according to CBS Sports Jon Heyman. You can pardon the Yankees if they are experiencing the sensation of it was only three years ago that Mariano Rivera, a far more iconic part of Yankees history, got a two-year, $30 million offer from the Boston Red Sox, but came back to the Bronx for the same deal. It is not unreasonable to believe that Canos strategy is the same wanting to stay in New York, but for the best money po sible. Free agents do not often get a $50 million greater offer than anything on the table, then say, , how about $27 million more?The bottom line is, I dont think Robbies gonna Tracy Walker III Jersey have a problem no matter what, Cashman said. We would love to have him, and when youre in free agency, just like we took Brian McCann from the Braves, and any other suitor, just because we were willing to pay a certain amount, that certain amount, anything can happen to us in the Robbie Cano sweepstakes, too.If the Mariners are so upset as to be out after telling Cano and getting brushed aside like , there might not be any other legitimate suitors out there. The Red Sox have Dustin Pedroia, the Los Angeles Dodgers have Cuban signee Alexander Guerrero, the Philadelphia Phillies have Chase Utley, the Detroit Tigers have Ian Kinsler, and Washington Nationals general manager Mike R-to-the- said earlier this week that he does not think his team will be involved in the hunt for Cano.Mike Rizzo asked about Cano "I don't foresee us jumping into that market" " Aidan Hutchinson T Shirts We feel good about Rendon and Espinosa as a back-up" for 2B JIM BOWDEN (@JimBowdenESPNxm) If Cano has in his pursuit of top dollar, the paucity of openings at second base among big-spending teams would be the biggest. The Mariners were ready to with their offer, but maybe Cano never really wanted to go to Seattle in the first place.Or maybe it's time for a remix. Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported on Friday morning that talks were "," followed by Heyman saying a deal between Cano and the Mariners was "."